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Petrified Wood - Yellow Cypress from Roosevelt, Washington

Petrified Wood - Yellow Cypress from Roosevelt, Washington - Geospecimen
Accession #: 1223.4
Title: Petrified Wood - Yellow Cypress from Roosevelt, Washington
Object Type: Geospecimen
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Physical Description: Thick slice of petrified wood with two smoothed sides. The coloration is dark brown
Description: Do you recognize any of these petrified wood species? An ancient petrified forest, discovered near Vantage, Washington in the early 1930s, showed evidence of a long-ago lush, wet climate. Some species that flourished during that Miocene period are now extinct - but not all.
Category: History
Geographical Reference: Klickitat County (Washington)
Dimensions:
Object H x W 3 x 1.5"
Credit Line: Gift of Dale Lambert Estate

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